Tag Archives: Pricing

What’s next, charging for a carry-on bag? From the S.F. Gate: UberX to charge $1 fee for passenger safety (More on Uber here) Uber has just jumped the shark. Today they announced a new $1 add-on fee for “Passenger Safety”, claiming … Continue reading →

Time doesn’t exist. Clocks exist. From Digg: Why Does This Pocket Watch Cost $400,000? This is an appealing pocket watch, but I have a few concerns: It has an “Oil Change” indicator on the back, reminding you to get it … Continue reading →

So, how much were you looking to pay? From the Harvard Business Review: Why Uber Needs Clearer Pricing Rafi Mohammed is a “Pricing Strategy Consultant” and blogger at HBR. He offers some clear thinking on Uber and surge pricing.

Uh, oh. From The Verge: Uber kept new drivers off the road to encourage surge pricing and increase fares I keep hearing rumors about possibly nasty things Uber has done to claw their way to the top of what might … Continue reading →

Let’s meet in the middle (From Medium.com: How To Hack Subway Fares Using Fare Arbitrage) I’m glad somebody took the time to look at this. It turns out that in some circumstances two passengers on two different journeys on BART trains … Continue reading →

They won’t leave you stranded (From BusinessInsider.com: Uber Asked Customers — Including TV Host Michelle Beadle — To Pay 8 Times More Than Usual Last Night) Uber partitions each city they serve into zones and when the demand for rides in … Continue reading →

A paradise for small entrepreneurs In the few short days of my vacation, I’d become a regular at a pub near the Nana SkyTrain Station in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit neighborhood. I liked sitting outside, drinking sparkling water, watching the world go by and … Continue reading →

From the NYT: Concert Industry Struggles With ‘Bots’ That Siphon Off Tickets No satisfaction The Background: Only a concert promoter can complain of too much demand for his goods and services and beg for prosecution of his most eager customers. … Continue reading →

From the WSJ: The Secret Price of a Jet Airliner Why are some negotiated prices not revealed? If each purchase is of a one-of-a-kind good with hundreds of pages of contractual details and comparison shopping is difficult (perhaps intentionally by … Continue reading →